New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-25
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
SETTLING ARAiIRoAD SUIT INVOLVING S3.0OO.OOO
"A SALARY QUESTION.


1,.strxcrox I'm ot-An important decision, involving
nearly 81 600 zoo was rendered by tho United states SUI
peme Court afternoon In the railroad case OF the epS
and Little Railroad Company las reorganzed against
Robert X. Dow Watson Matthews and Charles Moran Nu'
tees Appeal from Circuit Court OF the United states Tor
the Eastern District OF Dow and others are tus
,ec.,n mortgage executed May 1877 by the Memphis
and Little Company las reorgsnzed TO secure
m bonA, amounting 81 100000 At the time was exc
ou,ed the state Arkansas had statutory Zen upon he
nroperty for loan OF OOo with cent IN
ters until paid having been made In 1861 to tho
old Meuphi. and Little Rock Railroad company Inc o'A''
In sn 10 company was party got decree
embracing it, ordering the property 70 Dc so 10"
~ he,ore tho sale was place Dow aud lis associate
useos In tho mortgage OF May 1877 In order TO protect
tho mortgaged property from forced sale PAID on inc state
claim amou at dato OF the decree with interest ~
, cant to that date 10 a. They then brought this
anti 10 be subroraod tho lien OF tho state under the
ccrea Tho present company resisted tho claim OF tie
trustees on ground that tho s2oooOoo OF inc
bonas issued by u were void under inc state Con
stitution. The court hero sastains tho decree below
40 far ns IL uphods the validity Of these bonds
and so far As u allows and incurred
y s 9 ana aS or Il. Of
amy tSs nun apdn %s only .cSSrsd
Of 1871 The right OF tho trus
tee: TO lien 0 hat tHG ha ee Decree SO lar as
allows the trustees per cent on tno su p, ~ INC
tees we're not entitled have per cent interest on the
amount paid by them tho state that they were entitled
only TO Is to the amount paid oy them
4 on which Ss1 Ms. fe the
The absence n pS Of error IN tho
rendered y the court ~ The sS1ss Pay
ara eroash. from As Court q Claim,
sanis the appellee IN case u sams s n nss ns h
ssIs q {; s 0Is s SSn ap%s
The ground that saunders. wlne acting as committee
c'r +. sr. :.0 Of 'p s United and reod
salary attached to sa p.iqs .pS s ccsS n nG e
ccye the cOmyen.aons The Judgment Of tie Court OF
The other business transacted to-day was as follows;
No 6}3-The United States, appellant agt George Otis,
ot appellant as ns . gntsS States
Ae; s% i SSHs S and Others ana
Daniel Rollins executors Of chester Arihnr
S sS % d % 1S udr%sS
FSSr,: spPgsa199 e; tos the
M%'a S oa e. the
Dstrietof Kentucky Decree affirmed With costs p.,o,
5As sn S9 Ss
Circuit United states for tho District Of Ma''A
s;Isr { az S.s ss M Sp TED
ss. s. TsSjos and
Company plantirin error agt the Butch;
sTs and sGS % tn: .as judy
ment affirmed n part and with the
No Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad plain,
supreme Court the staoOt Arkansas Dismissed for tho
No Huntington and Otner. trustees sppsan,
our, OF the United states for tho OF Artan
aa, Decree Att rmed with costs. oo
No lO22- United states. appellant agt John cooper
Appeal from Court OF Claims, Judgment Affirmed ANAL,
10 2G5Tho Little and Fort smith Railroad appel
ant agt Charles Huntington anu others tustess ec
Appeal from circuit Court OF tho United states oI mo
and renaned with directions to enter deere 10 accord
ance with he opinion this court
No lOO-The Pensacola Ice Company plalntlH III error
sf for the Northern District Of Florida Dismissed for
No Go5-Mrs Martha Gibbs and Others appellant ast
" Crandal administrator etc. Appeal rom the Tnsuit
ana Decree affirmed with COSTS .-...-.,.. -,
No l9gj-Ihe Endow and Benevolent Association OF
plant in the state Of Kansas In error
supreme tOuft OF mo STATE Vi h'hsAs bes'o" ~"
No "F,wari stanley plaintiff in error. agt the
Board Supervisors Of the County OF Albany anu , a.,
No SS7-chauncey Williams. plaintiff IL error sst ,he
Board supervisors Of the County of Albany shou oi
tie nrst Monday IN March after Nos i2os and l3Ol.
No The National Bank OF Cleveland ana others
appellants. agt John NJ ehedu uustoe' e'o'h''oh W
No I3Si-Wiliam Rea and others. appellants agt the
steamer Eclipse Appeal from the supreme ourl OF INC
Territory of Dakota Doketed nd dismissed with costs
No l45-ThoIas McNay appellant agt the steain tuy
+ DAYTON etc Argument continued by Joseph moshet
shpman for appellee. aud concluded ny Nh~'es "
No is7~samuei Martiu plaintiff in error agt Anthony
smpson Motion 10 dismiss or slim submitted ny Nj Mui
No iitihe German american Hail Insurance Company,
plaintiff agt schrciber IA error 70 mo oncs'
Court Of United states for tho psuct VI MInhoso'@
Dismissed with under \ III rule .,- ,,.......
No LITTLE Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Company
appellant. agt Mulken and others Appear rom he
Circuit court United states for the southern psue' o
Illinois Dismissed with costs. -, n, ,,.,,, o.n
No ils-George Oricr sppellan. sgt John 4 Wit sub
mitted . 49,. ,,,. 49, 80. ~ ro,.n,ora
cases Argument begun ~ maynadier oi The Appoan
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